Homes Without Power And Trains Delayed As Rain Continues

6pm update

28 November 2018

Some areas across Sydney are still without power, with Ausgrid releasing a new update regarding this afternoon's storm.

Correct as of 5.45pm, the main impacted areas include parts of the Sydney CBD, Glaston, Engadine, Milsons Point, Mosman, Sefton, Bankstown, Castle Cove, Roseville, Wahroonga and several other isolated areas.

More than 8,000 customers were without power earlier in the day, with 1,500 currently impacted by the outages.

Damaging winds and rain are predicted for this evening, with additional crews brought in to respond to outages.

Ausgrid have also issued a reminder not to approach fallen trees or storm debris, as they may be concealing hazards such as fallen power lines.

Two underground substations were flooded in the Sydney CBD, with crews pumping out the substations and working on repairs earlier today.

Meanwhile, in terms of public transport, the following train lines have been impacted by today's weather:

T1 North Shore Line

T1 Western Line

T2 Inner West & Leppington Line

T3 Bankstown Line

T8 Airport & South Line

Central Coast & Newcastle Line

Buses are currently replacing Parramatta River ferries due to the weir overflowing.

The following roads have also been affected by flash flooding, fallen trees and wires:

Castle Cove: All southbound lanes of Eastern Valley Way are closed at Boundary Street.